Recyling/Gardening Project (for first grade) - February 13th, 2007 at 08:32 PM
My daughter has a science fair project due in March. It is not an EXPERIMENT, but she has to show a way in which she can recycle household items (that would be throw away) into new things.
I was hoping to get some ideas from you guys!
So far, we have: a plastic margarine container turned into a "flowerpot" with flowers made from straws for stems and petals from plastic takeout cups and dirt from old coffee grounds.
We have rooted a sweet potato and put it into a Mason jar and started some seedlings in a cardboard egg carton.
I also thought maybe we could take in some compost, and she was thinking of doing something with a coffee can, but we haven't decided what yet! Maybe poke holes in it and dangle old keys and make windchimes or something....??
Any other ideas? She will have to set up her display and talk about how it is important to recycle and why she is doing this project. She already came up with the fact that it saves landfill space if we recycle so that there is more room for plants and wildlife. She's one smart cookie! And I'm one proud Mama!
Can't wait to hear your ideas!
'Manda
I was hoping to get some ideas from you guys!
So far, we have: a plastic margarine container turned into a "flowerpot" with flowers made from straws for stems and petals from plastic takeout cups and dirt from old coffee grounds.
We have rooted a sweet potato and put it into a Mason jar and started some seedlings in a cardboard egg carton.
I also thought maybe we could take in some compost, and she was thinking of doing something with a coffee can, but we haven't decided what yet! Maybe poke holes in it and dangle old keys and make windchimes or something....??
Any other ideas? She will have to set up her display and talk about how it is important to recycle and why she is doing this project. She already came up with the fact that it saves landfill space if we recycle so that there is more room for plants and wildlife. She's one smart cookie! And I'm one proud Mama!
Can't wait to hear your ideas!
'Manda